Join Us at Freie Universität Berlin’s International Staff Training Week!

Join Freie Universität Berlin for an interactive programme exploring how universities can create meaningful international mobility experiences, support visiting scholars and build sustainable international partnerships.

Bringing together three interconnected areas of university internationalisation — short-term mobility and staff weeks, support for international guests and visiting scholars, and international cooperation agreements and projects — the programme offers space to exchange experiences, explore practical tools and develop new approaches together.

Through interactive sessions, a World Café, peer-to-peer discussions, good practice presentations and collaborative workshops, participants will explore common challenges, share approaches from their institutions and learn from one another. A hands-on tool marketplace will showcase practical resources that can be adapted to different university contexts. In the co-creation labs, participants will work together to design ideal models for mobility experiences, visiting scholar support and international partnership management, before identifying concrete opportunities for improvement.

The programme also invites participants to reflect on their own experience of the International Staff Training Week and consider how international exchange can create lasting value for individuals and institutions alike.

 

Who should join?

University professionals working in international offices, staff mobility and staff training, welcome services, visiting scholar support, international partnerships, cooperation agreements and project management, as well as colleagues involved in related areas of university internationalisation.

Please note: This programme is designed as an interactive peer-learning and co-creation format. Active participation is an integral part of the programme. Participants are encouraged to share practical experiences, tools and approaches from their institutions and to contribute actively to the discussions and collaborative workshops.

Maximum number of participants: 30–35